What’s On
Eastbourne events, festivals, and what’s on this month, this weekend, and throughout the year.
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Beach Life Festival: Eastbourne’s Extreme Sports Weekend
A guide to Eastbourne’s Beach Life Festival — the free July celebration of extreme sports, music and food on the eastern seafront. Skateboarding, BMX, the Eastbourne Extreme roller derby and watersports, plus live music and street food at Princes Park, and visitor tips.
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Eastbourne Beer Festival: Real Ale & Cider Guide
A guide to Eastbourne’s beer festivals — the autumn Eastbourne Beer Festival at the Winter Garden and the spring Beer & Cider by the Sea on the seafront. What’s on offer, over 100 real ales and ciders, live music, plus tickets, sessions and visitor tips.
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Magnificent Motors: Eastbourne’s Classic Car Show
A guide to Magnificent Motors, Eastbourne’s free classic car show on the seafront. What to see — 600+ vintage and classic vehicles, funfair, market and live music — plus when it’s held on the early-May bank holiday weekend, where on the Western Lawns, and visitor tips.
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The Beachy Head Marathon: A Complete Guide
A guide to the Beachy Head Marathon — one of the UK’s biggest off-road marathons, held each October from Eastbourne seafront. The races (10K, half, marathon and ultra), the spectacular South Downs route, how to watch and how to take part.
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Eastbourne Tennis: The Lexus Eastbourne Open at Devonshire Park
Every June, top players head to Eastbourne for a Wimbledon warm-up on the grass at Devonshire Park. Our guide to the Eastbourne tennis — currently the Lexus Eastbourne Open — covers its heritage, dates, the Devonshire Park setting and how to get tickets.
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Airbourne: The Eastbourne International Airshow Guide
Every August, Eastbourne’s skies fill with jets for Airbourne — one of Europe’s biggest free seafront airshows. Our guide to the Eastbourne International Airshow covers the Red Arrows, dates, the best viewing spots, evening entertainment and how to support it.
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What’s On in Eastbourne: A Guide to the Year’s Events
From the Airbourne airshow and pre-Wimbledon tennis to beer festivals, classic cars, the Beachy Head Marathon and a sparkling Christmas, here’s your season-by-season guide to what’s on in Eastbourne through the year.